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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

"When he studied, it was to behold the majesty of God. Thus, his sermon preparation was not primarily for others: it was first and foremost for his own heart. With the aid of the Spirit and a firm bent toward biblical authority, Calvin followed hard after his Creator. And as he did so, the Lord crushed his spirit and fixed within him a fearful admiration of Christ's excellencies.............. Given Calvin's commitment to God's glory, how did he nourish his mind in the Scriptures? How did he cultivate his heart before God?"~Steven J. Lawson in his book "The Expository Genius of John Calvin.

Wow! This paints a picture of the absolute perfect passion us as Christians have the ability to have towards God and towards His holy Scriptures. I especially love this quote because it mentions both the fear and majesty of God-further meaning God's awe. And I believe these things to be very important to the Christian life. -the fear of the Lord, and beholding the majesty of His total awesomeness. If we as Christians had this same passion that we see in Calvin. -this passion that kept Paul going, this passion that brought thousands to martyrdom, and specifically this passion that is instilled in all of Gods people. It seems to me, however, that this passion is less aflame then in was in many earlier Christians. -If we could only light up this passion; if we could just show the world where this passion comes from. If we could show them what it means to have our joy in the Lord; if they can know us as Joyous people-I can assure you we would be seen in a much different light.

And while we are on this subject of passion for God; I would like to point out, that as John 1:1 states "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." -So this does not just mean a passion for God; but a passion for His word; the Bible.This reminds me SO much of a verse I recently read in Jeremiah. This verse is the verse that stood out to me the most in that day of reading; and I find that those verses, the ones that fill you with the fear of God and the awe of His majesty are very important."Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD of hosts" ~Jeremiah 15:16

It saddens me to see so many Christians not filled with this joy; but it is a blessing, I assure you, perhaps one of the biggest joys of being a Christian. So I would like to encourage those who are called by the name of the LORD of hosts to be filled with a joy and rejoicing for God; and, His word.

Note, this article is actually from my other blog, Raise A Light Project. And also, please comment; its what keeps me going! Why write to produce good, if no one will read it and therefore it will not produce good?

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Raise A Light Project is something I started, to write what God has been
putting on my mind, relating to His church. Lately I have been
noticing that God has been showing me what is wrong in the church. At
first I mostly noticed it in other churches; but now I am noticing it in
my church as well. No person is perfect, and neither is any church.
-However, we should always strive for His high standard.

You may wonder what I mean by "problems within the church". One of the
first things that was put on my heart, and this was several years ago,
is that most churches, particularly non-conservative ones put such an
emphasis on grace that they forget about God's standard and act like its
not a big deal to sin because He is abundant in grace. He is abundant
in grace, but that is no excuse for sinning-we should still try to be
our best.

"What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?" Romans 6:1-2

I also noticed some
problems about evangelism. Two extremes between the conservative and
non-conservative churches. A lot of non-conservative churches take a "be
friends with everyone attitude" even when they themselves are not able
to handle the temptations that their worldly friends present them with.
But ironically, the conservatives, who are often times more prepared,
take a complete opposite approach. They are so focused on "not loosing
their salt" that they nearly completely forget the first part of the
verse that says to be "the salt of the world". Now here is the thing, we
are not supposed to "hide" ourselves from the world in fear of being
brought to temptation. What we are supposed to do is equip ourselves so
that we can resist those temptations.

Now please note that I am
not saying this about all "non-conservatives" or all "conservatives";
but rather making a general observation. Now some will say that
conservatives do evangelise. But let me tell you this, if I was not born
into a Christian family and they used a door-to-door method on me- it
would get me further away from Christ; NOT closer. The only way I could
possibly see myself coming to Christ is if I came to have a friendship
with a Christian I respected. And no, I did not say acquaintance, but
neither did I say best friend. Now this might not be the same for
everyone, but I believe it is for many people. And it seemed sad to me
that if I were not born into a Christian family the likelihood that I
would become a conservative Christian would be really slim. And why?
Because conservatives did not want to loose their salt? But let me tell
you this, by not evangelizing, we are loosing an opportunity to create
salt in others. -and not only that, but we are still in a way loosing
our salt because we are not investing it. Now to end this I am not
saying that every Christian should be friends with non-christians. Some
Christians have not yet developed that self-contol, and are particularly
susceptible. But if you can, just give it a try. -you should.I see I have somewhat
driven off the path of my original planned topic...... Well thats what
God put on my mind! I guess thats what God wanted me to say. :D So
basically put, the Raise A Light Project is about what God has put in
our minds and hearts-what He shows us. So if you would like to write for
this blog, just comment below and maybe I can get you hooked up!Also I would recommend reading this,
it gives some statistics on the unchurched and what would get them to
go to church. Like did you know that 82% of people are at least somewhat
likely to go to church if invited but that 7 out of 10 unchurched
people have never been invited in their whole lives?"To God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen."

"For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For
necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!"-1 Corinthians 9:16

Friday, February 14, 2014

What's Going On: Lets start with our
group, the Ambition Movement before we go onto politics. To start out with we
have gotten 17 new members in the month of January, which is the most we have
had so far. We will probably not have
this much for a long time! So lets give a nice, big warm welcome to these new
members!

We now have members from
not only California but also Kansas, Virginia, Ohio, Louisiana, Florida, Indiana,
Nevada, Colorado and even the Philippines, Nigeria, Haiti and Papua New Guinea! So in the
month of January we now have our first out of the country members! This is also our first newsletter as some of
you know. We also have a facebook group and blog-http://theambitionmovement.blogspot.com/

Next we have
Jon David Bruegel running for Country Commissioner of Lubbock County.
He is a young, conservative politician.
He is the former president of the Lubbock County Young Republicans, small business
owner and said wants to host more town hall meetings within the district, and
encourage citizen involvement in the county government.

We are also having a problem with chicken being imported from China to the U.S. I would like to include a
small portion from an email I recently received.

"China
has an unusually troubling record when it comes to food safety. Specific
instances include: dangerouslyhigh
levels of mercury found in Chinese baby formula;more than 16,000 diseased pig
carcasses dumped in a river to rot; more than$1
million worth of rat and other small mammal meatsold to Chinese consumers as lamb; and
more than 300,000 Chinese children sickened, with several dying, frommelamine-tainted milk powder. Last
year, according to news reports, a Chinese poultry supplier provided Kentucky
Fried Chicken restaurants in China
withchicken fattened by
large quantities of illegal drugs.And
in the U.S., the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned pet owners not to feed their pets
jerky treats from China.
Since 2007,approximately
600 dogs and cats in the United
States have mysteriously died, and
3,600 have been sickened from eating Chinese pet treats, including those
containing chicken or duck.

Yet despite these concerns, chicken can now be processed in
China and sent back to this country for human consumption even thoughthere will be no on-site USDA
inspectors in Chinese processing facilities to ensure food safety.Furthermore, Chinese-processed chicken
does not have to bear “Country Of Origin Labeling,” which means thatconsumers will not know if
they are purchasing or eating chicken processed in China.To make
matters worse, under USDA rules, Chinese-processed chicken can be used
in the National School Lunch Programand
other federal child nutrition programs, despite the fact that children are
particularly vulnerable to foodborne illnesses and dangerous chemicals."

I would also like to add that the Valiant Defenders Party is now
in the middle of a campaign for the vice presidency. We have Taylor MacArthur(bridging
the generation gap) vs. Brittany Collett(increase quantity and quality). In the
next newsletter you will find out who has won.

Activist Section:We would ask that you
help indorse Jon Bruegel's campaign for County Commissioner.
We have two ways you can do that, an easy way and a more time consuming one.
First off you can share his youtube video add(30 second long) on Facebook or
forward it to a friend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFq-H1ZXRh4

You
can also go a step forward with helping to make calls throughout the county, no
matter if you live in Texas or not. We
need to make about 4000 call in the month of February; and are getting a team
together to do the job. If you would
like to volunteer please either contact me or fill this quick forum out: http://jondavidbruegel.org/get-involved/ We
could REALLY use some help! :-)

Please help the Ambition Movement grow, we give you a
task this month, to ask the most ambitious person you know to join our group,
point them towards the blog, newsletter and Facebook group. We need to grow!
:-) We now offer members the opportunity to write for our blog. We are looking
for articles on ambition, politics, do hard things, the rebelution, spiritual
growth, doctrine, problems within the church, culture problems, etc. Please submit your article to
bretagne27(at)gmail(dot)com.

Devotional of the Month:

(my favorite devotional I have read this month)

Morning, January 7

The believer did not always live to Christ. He began to do so
when God the Holy Spirit convinced him of sin, and when by grace he was brought
to see the dying Saviour making a propitiation for his guilt. From the moment
of the new and celestial birth the man begins to live to Christ. Jesus is to
believers the one pearl of great price, for whom we are willing to part with
all that we have. He has so completely won our love, that it beats alone for
him; to his glory we would live, and in defence of his gospel we would die; he
is the pattern of our life, and the model after which we would sculpture our
character. Paul’s words mean more than most men think; they imply that theaim and endof his lifewas Christ—nay, his life itself was
Jesus. In the words of an ancient saint, he did eat, and drink, and sleep
eternal life. Jesus was his very breath, the soul of his soul, the heart of his
heart, the life of his life. Can you say, as a professing Christian, that you
live up to this idea? Can you honestly say that for you to live is Christ? Your
business—are you doing itfor
Christ? Is it not done for self- aggrandizement and for family advantage?
Do you ask, “Is that a mean reason?” For theChristianit is. He professes to live for
Christ; how can he live for another object without committing a spiritual
adultery? Many there are who carry out this principle in some measure; but who
is there that dare say that he hath lived wholly for Christ as the apostle did?
Yet, this alone is the true life of a Christian—its source, its sustenance, its
fashion, its end, all gathered up in one word—Christ Jesus. Lord, accept me; I
here present myself, praying to live only in thee and to thee. Let me be as the
bullock which stands between the plough and the altar, to work or to be
sacrificed; and let my motto be, “Ready for either.”

Prayer Time:

(this is specially designed
to go with the problems we are experiencing in our country, culture, world,
etc. If you have a prayer request please email me).

Dear Heavenly Father,

We would like to thank you
for what you have done for the Tutt family so far and would like to ask that
you help them finish off this case, with the odds in their favor. We would also
like to pray for Jon David Bruegel and his campaign and ask that you put your
blessing on him. We pray for The vice presidential campaign for the Valiant
Defenders Party and would like to ask for your will in that. We would like to
ask that you help remove this Chinese chicken from our schools and marketplaces
and ask that our taxes are not used to enforce this chicken to be
imported. We would also like to thank
you for this generous growth you have given the Ambition Movement and ask that
you will allow us to continue to grow. We would like to pray for our political
leaders across the world and ask that you will reveal your will to them and
that we will see you welcomed into political systems.

In Jesus' name we pray,

Amen

Bible Time:

Galatians 5:13

For, brethren, ye
have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion of the
flesh, but by love serve one another.

Be Equipped: A short
one-page article by Answers In Genesis on the proof of creation through the
large amounts of carbon 14 found in fossils, coal and diamonds.

And now here is an awesome opportunity,Bill Nye Debates Ken Ham

Feature article:

The Meaning of
Life

So many thoughts,
ideas, and philosophies have gotten lost in time. But the richness of their truth is
overbearing. In 1674 in
"Westminster Shorter Catechism" the chief end of man is said to be "to glorify God, and to enjoy
Him for ever". We are
going to evaluate that statement. What
distinctly is "glorifying God" and "enjoying God"? What does the Bible have to say?

I
have decided to add a "song of the month". This month we have
"World" by Five For Fighting. It goes with the Ambition Movement
because of these lyrics

We have quite a bit in this
newsletter this month, and it will probably not be this long usually, but here
is a non-creation resource, it is actually on theology. I am sure many of you have heard of Ligonear
Ministries and R.C. Sproul, well here is an article from their magazine
Tabletalk, about hell; and how it seems to have disappeared from our churches
today. Now do not run away so fast, this is actually a REALLY good article. http://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/disappearance-hell/

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

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By Luther Conigliarro

Lets suppose you owned a
exotic jewelry store and for years you had the publics trust through
cultivated relationships, Trust and fine craftsmanship. Now let's say
another knock off jewelry store moves in next door to yours. They have
copied everything you sell in yours, but everything in their store is
fake imitation. To make matters worse for you the man who owns the knock
off jewelry store is telling everyone in town that you have been
ripping people off for years and they should quit doing business with
you. Now to make matters worse in this analogy, months have gone by and
now this man owns 10 stores and there are bill boards all over the city,
and the news media is covering his store and helping to spread the
deception that your authentic jewelry is somehow the inferior one.

Well
this is like what's been happening in colleges around the world for the
last 80 years+ Many people have been working hard to get us to believe a
marketing slogan and that slogan is..

"To question science is tantamount to rejecting truth all-together!"
But wait a minute. Aren't there hundreds of scientific fields of
inquiry? I mean take the word "Inquiry" its defined as.. "To
investigate" To examine" "to dig" to find out"

Find out what? Ah yes, if a theory passes tests. Find out if it is true!
Now certainly in many scientific fields questioning is good. But not
all. Take The hot Evolution debate: If you question evolution today
watch the powers that be come after you with fury! If you don't believe
me ask Dr. Behe and see if he agrees with me. Or try to go into a "civil
chat room" where evolutionist are. And see how they treat you for
challenging the belief. Which begs the question; Why would "Inquring" or questioning the trust worthiness of a hypothesis be equal to rejecting science?

There are problems with Darwinism. Many problems. For one the heavily contested fossil record.

In Darwin's
day, it was easy to claim that the fossils were there but had not been
discovered. Problem is, we now have hundreds of thousands of
well-catalogued fossils, from all continents and geologic eras, and we
still haven't found these intermediate forms. As Denton puts it..

"Despite
the tremendous increase in geological activity in every corner of the
globe and despite the discovery of many strange and hitherto unknown
forms, the infinitude of connecting links has still not been discovered
and the fossil record is about as discontinuous as it was when Darwin
was writing the Origin."

Scientist that argue for Darwinism will say things like.., "Close
enough to be fact" but the fact is in the words of Dr. David Berlinski
"Darwinian evolution: We aren't even close, to being close to calling
this a theory" Dr. Belinski is correct because scientifically speaking
before one can have a tested theory that passes muster it must first
pass being a hypothesis.

But just like the analogy above the pubic has bought right into
the Marketing slogan! A 80+ year PR campaign designed to capture the
hearts and minds of the world. I would venture to say if one was to go
up to 100 students on any university campus ask, "Do you believe that
science can answer all things?" 90% or more would say "yes"!

Now Don't think for a minute that I hate science. Science is an amazing tool for discovery.I
also don't for a second agree that science is inferior to religion. I
believe the two are compatible. And friends of each other. Religion is a
friend of science. And vice versa. It has always been a false dichotomy
to pin one over the other.

It's absurd to think about how a select few have gone around
Universities for decades, and acted as if they are the guardians of
Truth. I think it's time for a new slogan. And that is, "Science doesn't
say anything, but scientists do. Therefore, it's time to examine all
scientific theories and claims!"

Thursday, January 30, 2014

We, The Ambition Movement, are starting up a new monthly newsletter. It will include the following sections:

Feature article: the best article of the month; having either an ambitious, political, spiritual or patriotic theme.

What's Going On: info on what is going on in our world and country, good and bad. Keeps you updated; mostly on political matters or feats; lets you know when things head our way or take a toll for the bad.

Activist Section: This gives you the opportunity to help with the issues in the "What's Going On" section; whether emailing senators, signing petitions or anything else to help the country; and change the world a one person at a time.

Devotional of the Month: a selected devotional, for each month, from the book "Morning and Evening" by Charles Spurgeon; specially selected based on what is going on.

Prayer Time: a prayer based on what is going on around the world; and prayer requests from people; specifically members. Lets change the world through prayer!

Bible Time: a Bible verse; new one each month; that God has put on my heart.

Be Equipped: a section with free online resources, books, etc. that will equip you to defend you faith, the Bible, a young earth, -or really anything.

Please comment below with you email(or message) and you will be put on our monthly mailing list. This a great way to help the world and country, and change spiritually. Please forward this message to any friends you think may be interested!

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Integrity is something that has been around for a very long
time; and perhaps was cherished very much so at some point in time. However it
seems as if the long lasting bond with virtue has been cast off; but we need to
change that. -It is one of the biggest things we, as Valiant Defenders are
dedicated to. Wikipedia says "Integrityis a concept ofconsistencyof actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations,
and outcomes."

So first lets
talk about me, and MY integrity. What are my strengths and weaknesses?

Do I have enough integrity to properly lead this Party(Valiant Defender's Party, comment for more info) for
another year? Well to start out I took an integrity test (I love tests, I could
not resist). I got very high scores in devotion, reliability, introspection,
dependability, faithfulness, loyalty, honesty and self-awareness.

Lets talk about the integrity of the us, as a group. I believe that as a group we should have
integrity; one of the most opportune things would have to be activism in
politics. -now I am not talking about being a politician, but things like
signing a petition, a quick email to a senator, etc. What is so amazing about
activism, is that it not only shows integrity, it also shows initiative and
innovation. I think this is something simple and easy, that our group should do
even more often. Integrity, initiative,
innovation and helping the world all at once. -What could be better?

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I am the founder of Raise A Light Project and am an ambitious, conservative, Reformed Christian, who is interested in many things and desires to change the world for the Lord. I am interested in theology, reading, writing, psychology, mathematics, science, apologetics, politics, history, missions, culture, Native-American stuff, India, Greece, South America, Scotland, Germany....(okay especially Europe) - and much more!

I believe that the youth today are much more capable of being mature and ambitious than what the status quo says. I am very interested in personality types; especially MBTI. I am an ENTJ.